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ShirtsMyWay: 7 Trillion Ways to Design Your Dress Shirt

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Quick Pitch: ShirtsMyWay.com is a new platform that lets shoppers design their own dress shirts in detail using an interactive shirt model.

Genius Idea: Whether you're particular about your dress shirt details, or just looking for something different than what's currently sold in stores, ShirtsMyWay stays true to their name and offers you dress shirts done your way. Since everything can be customized — design, fabric, details, and measurements — the company says that there are over 7 trillion different possible shirt combinations you can create in total.

When designing your shirt, you can use the interactive shirt model to customize fabrics for every element of the shirt, adjust the style of details like pockets, collars, and cuffs, and get nitpicky with buttons, buttonholes, shoulder loops, collar stays, and monograms. Of course, you can also opt for a long sleeve or short sleeve shirt, toggle between front and back views, and input your own body measurements for a shirt that's made to order.

ShirtsMyWay dress shirts are available in 28 countries, start at $65, and go up price as you select higher priced fabrics. All additional customizations and standard shipping (15 working days) are included free of charge.

We're a little disappointed that there's no dress shirt options for women, but we imagine that many a woman will do the shirt customization and purchasing for her man. In fact, the only real downside to ShirtsMyWay is that they serve an audience who isn't typically the head of household purchase decisions.

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